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fu] fountains, statuary and an abundance of high-end shopping opportunities as well as outstanding restau- rants. In 1968, Hallmark founder Joyce C Hall and his son acted on a dream to create one place that would revitalize a part of Kansas City's decaying urban core, the Crown Center, a vibrant shopping, dining, and entertainment center, with two million square feet of office space and the City's two largest hotels, It is filled with attractions that bring people and vitality to the urban core. The world's only matched set of football and baseball stadiums was constructed in 1972, and owned by Jack- son County, Missouri, Kemper Arena, which includes seating for 19,500 people, was constructed in 1974. The H, Roe Bartle Exposition Hall, constructed in 1976 and expanded in 1993, includes 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, 58 meeting rooms, a 2,400-seat fine arts theatre and an arena with seating for 10,700. Kansel' City has a rich history of supporting the cultural arts, The City hosts two renowned art museums, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nelson- Atkins Museum of Art, which have extensive collections bya variety of world-renowned artists. Kansas City has commemorated its world-renowned jazz with the Ameri- can Jazz Museum, There are numerous opportunities for theatre-goers, including the outdoor Starlight Theater, the American Heartland Theater located at Crown Cen- ter, thebeautifuland fully restored Midland Theater, the Folly Theater and the Lyric Opera building, which hosts both opera and ballet. In addition, the Kaufman Family Foundation is in the process of constructing a $310 million Performing Arts Arena in downtown Kansas City near the Bartle Hall Exposition facility. The City of Kansas City is sen'ed by all or parts of fourteen school districts, the largest of which is the KansasCity, Missouri School District. TheCatholic Dio- cese sponsors 26 K-8 schools and six high schools, and there are se\'eral schools sponsored by other denomina- tions and religions. There are more than 45 colleges and universities serving a broad and diverse population. More theln a dozen hospitals serve the City of Kansas City. In addition, Kansas City is home to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research thelt aspires to be one of the most innovative biomedical resecll'ch facilities in the